Cash-register.



PATENTED. JULY 26, 1904.

T. CARROLL. CASH REGISTER.

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No. 765,767. PATENTED JULY 26; r9114.

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mumimmlmiwmmmw a E s 5 I 407 M Z zjvwewhoz UNITED STATES Patented July26, 19041 PATENT OEEIcE.

THOMAS CARROLL, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO NATIONAL CASH REGISTERCOMPANY, OF JERSEY CITY, NE'W JERSEY, A CORPORA- TION OF NEW JERSEY.

CASH-REGISTER.

SEEGIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 765,767, dated July 26,1904, Application filed October 19, 1903. Serial No. 177,671. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THoMAs CARROLL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Cash-Registers, of whichI declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description. 7

My invention relates to improvements in cash-registers; and I haveselected as the type of machine to which to apply these improvements theregister shown and described in Letters Patent issued to me on July 24,1900, and July 1, 1902, numbered, respectively, 65 L226 and 703,639.However. it is to be understood that these improvements are equallyapplicable to various other forms of cash-registers.

One of the distinctive features of the machines described in theaforesaid Letters Patent is that of having a series of accountingdevices each one of which may be moved into operative position by meansof a special setting element or lever, whereby a segregated analysis ofthe various transactions is secured; and it is among the purposes of myinvention to provide an additional bank of keys for such seriesofaccounting devices, with interlocking means between said keys and saidsetting-lever, whereby only that key may be depressed which correspondswith the accounting device previously set for operation by said lever,and also to provide means whereby when this setting-lever is in certainpositions any one of said keys may be operated.

A further purpose of my improvements is to provide a latching means forsaid lever together with various locking means intermediate said latchand the operating mechanism of the machine and said series of keys.

Among the other purposes of my improvements are the following: toprovide an improved flash-releasing mechanism for the special indicator;to lock the machine from operation while any of the amount-keys arebeing moved from initial to final position and to release said look whenthe keys have been fully depressed to final position; to lock the mainoperating mechanism of the machine from operation until the depressionof one of the series of special keys; to provide an improved mechanismin connection with the check-printing devices whereby even though theoperator may set the machine so as not to issue a check yet upon themovement of the aforesaid setting-lever into certain positions a checkwill be printed and issued upon the operation of the machine, and,finally, in cooperation with the main totalizing-counter of the machineI have provided means for preventing the operation ofsuchtotalizingcounter when the aforesaid setting-lever is moved into thesespecial positions.

Since the general type of the machine to which my improvements areapplied is described in detail in the aforesaid Letters Patents, I shallgive only such description of its general construction as is necessaryto a clear understanding of the nature of my improvements, and referencemay be had to said patents for a more complete description.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a sideelevation of the left-hand end of the machine. Fig. 2 represents adetail side view of certain levers connected with the key-lockingmechanism. Fig. 3 represents a vertical section from front to rear,taken on a plane between the setting-lever for the counters and the bankof special keys, showing in detail the locking devices for said keys.Fig. 3*represents a detail view of the mechanisms for operating theflashes. Fig. et represents a vertical section from front to rear,showing the multiple drawer connections and also one of the lockingdevices for the operating mechanism. Fig. 5 represents a detail rearelevation of the multiple drawer setting and unlatching mechanism. Fig.6 represents a side elevation of the right-hand end of the machine withthe side plate of the printing attachment removed, showing the printingmechanism. Fig. 7 represents a detail side view of the type-wheels andthe gears for setting the same. Fig. 8 represents a sectionalized rearelevation of the check printing and feeding devices, showing also theconsecutive numbering and dating mechanism and certain devices foradjusting the check-feed. Fig. 8 represents a detail sectional view ofthe on and off knob. Fig. 9 represents a vertical section through themachine, showing the locking mechanism for locking the operating-shaftwhile the keys are being moved from initial to final position and alsoshowing the mechanism controlling the throw-out check-feeding device bymeans of the setting-lever. Fig. 10 represents a detail perspective viewof parts connected with the aforesaid throw-out devices for thecheckfeed devices. Fig. 11 represents a detail sectional view of thesame, taken on the line 11 11 of Fig. 8. Fig. 12 representsadetailsectional view of the same, taken on the line 12 12 of Fig. 8. Fig. 13represents a detail sectional view of the throw-out mechanism for theinkroller. Fig. 14 represents a vertical section of the machine, showingthe mechanism for throwing out the totalizing-counter; and Fig. 15represents a top plan view of the special counters and their actuatingmechanism.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, represents the frame of themachine; 21, the amount-keys; 22, the indicators. and 23 theoperating-handle. By means of suitable gears 24, 25, 26, and 27 therotary movement of the crank-handle 23 imparts rotary movement to themain operating-shaft 28. The

' general operation is set forth at length in the various patents; butin brief such operation is as follows: Referring to Fig. 4, the segment30 is connected with the latch 31, and said latch is adapted to beconnected with and disconnected from the operating-plate 32, which isoscillated at each revolution of the crank-handle 23. Upon the operationof said 30 for each bank of keys, and each segment meshes with anintermediate gear 33, which in turn meshes with gears 34, journaled upona transverse shaft35 and made fast to the indicators 22. Also by meansof the intermediate gears 33 the respective counter-wheels 36 (see Fig.14) are operated. Thus upon the depression of any amount-key and theturning of the crank-handle 23 the indicators are set to proper positionand the counter-wheels are moved to proper position to register theamount of the transaction.

The aforesaid counter-wheels 36 constitute the registering-wheels of thetotalizing-counter, which gives a record of the total amount registeredupon the machine; but in order to give an analysis of all the varioustransactions, and thus segregate such transactions into certain classes,I have provided a series of nine from displacement.

independent counters 40, (see Fig. 1,) which are mounted in a rotarydrum 41, rotating upon a shaft 42. An adjustable setting-lever 43,pivoted about the shaft 44, carries upon its downward extremity asegment-rack 45, which meshes with an upwardly-extending segment-rack46, which is fast upon a shaft 47, and also fast upon this same shaft 47is another segment-rack, 48, which meshes with a pinion 49, journaledupon the shaft 42 and fast to the drum 41. By this means it is obviousthat the movement of the lever 43 will impart a rotary movement to thedrum 41, thereby serving to bring into operative position whichever ofthe independent counters it is desired to be operated. The actuatingmeans for these independent counters comprise segment-racks journaledupon the shaft 50, but not shown herein, and these racks are moved bythe various operating-segments 30 and the intermediate gear-wheels 33through the mediation of the nested sleeves 51. (See Fig. 4.) The drum41 is mounted in a sliding carriage 52, and at each operation of themachine this carriage 52 is reciprocated by means of a box-cam-and-pinconnection, (not shown herein,) said box-cam being formed on the innerside of the disk 53. This movement for operating the separateindependent counters is set forth in detail in the aforesaid Letters 9Patent, No. 703,639, and 1 have not described it in detail here, sinceit constitutes no part of my present invention, and it will be apparentfrom this construction that when the operating-lever 43 is moved to acertain position to bring its corresponding counter into position to beactuated not only will the totalizingcounter be actuated, but theindependent counter 40 will also be-actuated to a corresponding extent,except in certain cases hereinafter to be described, wherein when theindependent counter is actuated the totalizing-counter is thrown out ofoperation. Pivoted at 54 at the upper end of the lever 43is a latch 55in the shape of a bell-crank lever, having a downwardly-extending arm55, and the rearward portion of this latch is formed with a nose 56,which engages notches 57, formed in a stationary setting-plate 58.Attached to the rearward side of this latch is a thumb-piece 59, whichwhen pressed toward the upper end of the lever 43 will release the nose56 from engagement with the notches 57, and the operator by thusreleasing the latch by pressing this thumb-piece may move the lever toany desired position and then release the thumbpiece, whereupon thelatch will be allowed to move into its proper notch to hold the lever 43There are nine of these notches 57, and they are appropriately marked onthe outside casing of the machine with designations to show thecharacter of the registrations which are being made upon each of theindependent counters, and in this particular instance I have providedsix of these notches has been set.

with the ordinary clerks initials, so that six of the independentcounters are used to register and to keep separate the sales made by thesix independent clerks, and the three other notches and theircorresponding counters I have used to register the amounts of thespecial transactions, such as received on account, charge, and paid out.

Situated adjacent to the setting-lever 43 is a series of push-keys 6Osimilarto the amountkeys, but bearing designations of the variousclerks, and there are six of these keys in number and their arrangementcorresponds to the arrangement of the aforesaid notches 56, so that foreach clerks key there is a corresponding position of the lever 43, whichwill bring that clerks counter into operative position. Thus uponoperating the machine each clerk will first set the lever 43 intoposition to bring his counter into position to be operated and will thenpress the key which bears his designation, and in order to avoid anyunintentional or accidental missetting of the lever to a position notcorresponding to the particular clerks key which should be depressed Ihave provided an intelocking mechanism between the lever and these keysand the operating mechanism of the machine, whereby the machine will belocked from operation unless the clerk-s key depressed corresponds tothe position to which the lever Situated below the bank of the clerkskeys 60 is a curved plate 61, (see Fig. 3,) which slides upon and isguided by pins 62 and is normally spring-drawn downward by a spring 63.Pivoted upon this plate at 64 are separate locking-clogs 65, which arenormally drawn by springs 66 into such position that their upper endslie in the path of pins 67, formed upon the stems of the keys 60, whichpins project through slots in the stationary side plate 68. Theaforesaid downwardly-extending arm 55 of the latch 55 normally restsagainst a curved arm 7 0 (see Fig. 1) of a bell-crank lever, which isfast upon a shaft 71, journaled in the main frame, and has a shorterdownwardly-extending portion 7 2, as shown in detail in Fig. 2. Alsofast to the shaft 71 is adownwardly-extending curved lever 7 3, (seeFig. 3,) which is in lateral alinement with the aforesaid dogs 65. Journaled upon a transverse shaft 7 4, which is suitably mounted in themain frame, is a segmentplate 75, having an upwardly-extending arm 76and meshing with another segment-plate, 77, which is fast upon the shafta7. The upper end of the arm 76 has pivoted to it at 78 an unlocking-dog79, formed with an enlarged head, which is adapted to engage the lowerends of the locking-dogs 65. From this construction it will be obviousthat upon themovement of the lever 43, whereby, as previously explained,the shaft 47 is oscillated, the segment-plate 77 will also beoscillated, thereby imparting a similar oscillating movement to the arm76 and causing the unlocking-dog 79 to move under the locking-dogsuccessively, and the situation of the various parts is such that whenthe lever is in its uppermost position, with the nose 56 of the latch 55in the uppermost notch 57, the unlockingdog 79 will be below theuppermost lockingdog 65 ready to unlock the uppermost clerks key.However, this unlocking movement is not produced directly by themovement of the lever as to its various positions, although it isapparent that such construction might just as well serve the broadpurpose; but I prefer to effect this unlocking through the medium of thelatch 55. hen the thumb-piece 59 of said latch is pressed toward thelever 43 by the operator,the arm 55 presses downward against the curvedarm 70, and thereby rocks the shaft 71, and such rocking also carriesthe curved lever 73 slightly downward, so that the unlockingdog 79 willslide over the upper surface of this curved lever 73 without coming incontact with the locking-dogs 65; but when the latch 55 is released, sothat the nose 56 drops into engagement with the notch 57, the'curved arm7 O is again free to move upward, which it does under the tension of aspring 80, attached to a locking-lever 81, which extends rearward fromand is fast to the aforesaid shaft 71, the purpose of whichlocking-lever will be later described. Since this upward movement of thearm carries with it the curved lever 73, the unlocking-dog 79 is thenforced against the lower end of the lockingdogs 65, so as to move theupper end of said dog out of the path of the pin 67, formed on theclerks key. Thus while the lever 43 is unlatched none of the clerks keyscan be depressed; but when the lever is latched in position that clerkskey can be depressed which corresponds in designation to the notch 57,with which the latch is engaged, and only that one key can be depressed,the remainder of the keys being locked, and thus is effected a selectiveunlocking of these keys according to the adjustment of thesetting-lever. It will be apparent, however, that when the clerk is tomake a record of a special transaction such as received on account,charge, or paid out-it will be desirable that he may move thesetting-lever to position to bring the proper special counter intoposition to be operated and then depress his own clerks keys, and inorder that any one of the clerks may use his clerks key in con junctionwith these special-transaction counters I have provided means wherebywhen the setting-lever is moved into these positions for the specialtransactions any one of the clerks keys may be operated. The mechanismfor effecting this comprises an arm 82, (see Fig. which is made fast tothe rockshaft 47 and is in lateral alinement with the sliding plate 61,which carries the lockingdog '65, and the construction is such that whenthe setting-lever 43 has been moved to the three lower notches, whichrepresent the special transactions, this arm 82 will be raised on therocking of the shaft L7, as heretofore explained, and will force theplate 61 upward, thereby carrying all of the locking-dogs 65 bodilyupward, so that their upper ends no longer lie in the path of thestop-pins 67. Thus when the lever is moved to any one of these specialtransactions any one of the clerks keys may be depressed, and there areno extra special keys for these special transactions, there being onlysix keys in the bank of clerks keys.

In order to provide against the movement of the setting-lever 48 after aclerks key has been depressed and also, vice versa, to lock the clerkskeys while the lever is being moved, I have provided a rock-shaft 83,(see Fig. 8,) to which is made fast an arm 84, formed with a slot 85,into which slot projects a pin 86, formed on the upper end of thedetent-plate 87 of the bank of clerks keys. There is also made fast tothis rock-shaft 83 an arm 88, (see Fig. 2,) which is in lateralalinement with the arm 72 of the bell-crank lever, which is fast uponthe shaft 71 and is rocked by the movement of the latch 55. On thedepressing of any of the clerks keys the detent-plate 87 is raised andthrough the slot-and-pin connection rocks the arm 84: upward, therebyalso rocking upward the arm 88 into the path of the arm 72, so that thecurved arm cannot be depressed, and the latch 55 cannot, therefore, bemoved to release the lever L3, and likewise when the latch 55 is firstmoved before the clerks keyis depressed the arm 72 moves over the arm88, and thereby prevents the shaft from being rocked, so that thedetent-plate 87 is also locked, and no clerks key can be depressed solong as the latch 55 is depressed and the lever is not in one of itssetting positions. If desired, this rocking of the shaft 83 may beutilized to unlock the main operatingshaft by means of a suitablelocking cam and arm in a manner similar to that shown in the aforesaidpatents, the purpose of which being that the machine will be locked fromOpera tion until a clerks key has been depressed. I have not shown thelocking mechanism in this particular form, but have devised a differentmeans of producing this same result, to be later described. I have,however, provided a lock for the machine while the lever is being movedor, in fact, while the latch 55 is operated to allow the setting-leverto be moved. This comprises the above-mentioned arm 81, (see Fig. 3,)which is fast upon the rock-shaft 71 and extends rearward and at itsouter end is formed with a nose 89 to engage a recess 90, formed in alocking-cam 91, which is fast to the main operating-shaft 28. Upon theoperation of the latch 55, whereby the curved arm 7 O is rockeddownward, as heretofore explained, and the shaft 71 is rocked,

the locking-arm 81 will be raised, so that the nose 89 engages therecess 90, and thereby locks the operating-shaft from movement. It isthus obvious that not only can no 'clerks key be depressed, but themachine itself is further locked from movement while the setting-leveris being moved or, in fact, is ready to be moved by the release of thelatch 55.

The device for locking the machine from operation until a clerks key hasbeen depressed is shown in Fig. 4:. Vhen the detent-plate 87 for thebank of clerks keys is moved upward by the depression of a key, so as tolatch the key in operative position, this detent-plate is held in itsupward position by means of a retaining-bar 92, which is formed at itsforward end with a slot 93, engaging a guide-pin 94, and is bifurcatedat its rearward end to straddle the shaft 74, and the retaining-bar isnormally spring-drawn rearward by means of a spring 95. When no key isoperated, the retaining-bar is held in forward position by theengagement of the detent-plate 87 with a shoulder 96, formed on theupper side of the retaining-bar, and in such normal position a pin 97,formed on the side of said bar, lies directly in the path of a similarpin 98, formed on the side of the operating-plate 32, thus preventingsaid operating-plate from being oscillated downward upon the revolutionof the operating-handle,and thereby locking the machine. When, however,any clerks key is depressed, the detent-plate 87 is raised and theshoulder 96 of the retaining-bar is released from engagement with thedetentplate, thus allowing the bar to spring rearward and withdraw thepin 97 from the path of the pin 98, and thus unlock the machine. Sincethis escapement of the retaining-bar does not take place until thedetent is moved to its upper position, the machine remains locked untilthe clerks key is fully depressed, and the key will then remain lockedin position, since the upper surface of the retainingbar holds thedetent-plate 87 from being returned to normal position, thereby latchingthe key in operated position, and thus it is impossible to unlock themachine by partially depressing a clerks key and then releasing the samewithout having it latched in position.

I have also provided a locking mechanism to prevent manipulation of themachine by slightly depressing an amount-key and holding the same insuch slightly-depressed position until after the operating-handle hasbeen moved far enough to allow the operatingsegments and the latchesattached thereto to move beyond the stopping position as normallypredetermined by the keys and then complete the depression of thealready partially operated keys, whereby no amount would be registered,nor would it be displayed by the indicators; but the key in theamountbank would remain in depressed position after the operating-handlehad been moved to a certhe aforesaid patents.

tain extent, and it would appear to the observer that an amount-key hadbeen depressed and that the machine had not properly registered andindicated this amount. J ournaled upon the shaft 47 (see Fig. 9) is abell-crank lever having a curved forward portion 100, formed with twoslots 101 and 102, the upper one of which slots is engaged by a pin 103,formed on the detent-plate 87 for the bank of amount-keys, and the lowerone of which slots is engaged by a pin 104, formed on the retaining-bar92. The rearward portion of said bell-crank lever comprises anupwardlyextending arm 105, which has at its upper end alaterally-projecting lug 106, which is adapted to be moved into the pathof a lug 107, formed upon the side of the operatingplate 32. Upon theinitial depression of any key the detent-plate 87 is moved upward, andthe pin 103 carries the arm rearward and also carries the arm 105rearward, so that the lug 106 lies in the path of the lug 107 and theoperating-plate 32 cannot be oscillated downward, and the machine isthereby locked from operation. The parts remain in this locking positionuntil the key has been fully depressed, at which point, as heretoforeexplained, the retaining-bar 92 springs rearward to lock thedetent-plate 87 in operated position with the key latched in depressedposition, and the pin 104 thereupon gives a further movement to the arm100, and thereby carries the arm 105 still farther rearward, so that thelocking-lug 106 is out of the path of the lug 107, and the machine isfree to be operated. It results from this construction that the machineis locked from operation while the key is being moved from its initialto its final position, and upon the arrival of the key to its finalposition the retaining-bar is released, the key is latched in depressedposition, and the machine is unlocked. I have shown this deviceconnected with a series of amount-keys; but it is to be understood thatit could be used as well upon any bank of keys in which it is desired tolock the machine during the movement of such keys from initial to finalposition and at the same time leave the machine free to be operated whenno key in that bank has been depressed or as soon as any key has beenfully depressed.

Special indicator and flash-There is the usual form of indicatorconnected with the bank of clerks keys; but in order to give anindication of special transactions 1 have provided a special indicator 110, (see Figs. 1 and 3,) journaled upon the shaft 35, having fast to ita pinion 111, which by means of suitable intermediate gears is rotatedto a proper position by means of a rack-bar 112, pivoted at its forwardend at 113 to the setting-lever 43, which connections are set forth indetail in Also journaled upon this shaft 35 is a flash-arm 114, (seeFig. 3,) carrying at its outer end a screen-plate 115 'dicators.

to which is attached a latch-pawl 116, which is adapted to latch over aprojection 117, formed upon a flash-arm 118 of the main indicatorscreen-plate 119, and thereby move with the same into position to exposethe in- This operation of latching the special indicator screen-plate tothe main screenplate is old and is set forth in the aforesaid Patent No.703,639; but my improvement consists in releasing said specialscreen-plate by the operation of the latch 55 of the set ting-lever 43.Pivoted at 120 to the main frame (see Fig. 3) is a releasing-lever 121,the downwardly-extending portion of which has formed in it a slot 122,into which projects a pin 123, formed on the above-describedlocking-lever 81, and the upper end of the lever 121 is adapted toengage the aforesaid latchpawl 116 of the special indicator-flash. Whenthe lever-latch 55 is operated, as before described, to release thesetting-lever 43 and the shaft 71 is rocked, as also previouslydescribed, the upward movement of the lockingarm 81 moves the lower endof the lever 121 rearward and moves the upper end of said lever forwardin such manner as to release the latch-pawl 116 from engagement with themain indicator-flash, thereby allowing the special indicator-flash todrop and conceal the special indication, which dropping movement thustakes place as soon as the latch 55 is operated to enable the clerk toset the settinglever 43 for a new transaction.

ilflrltipZe-clmwer attac/mwnt.1 have also shown my improvementsconnected with the multiple-drawer attachment, the operation of which issimilar to that described in the aforesaid Patent N 0. 654,226. Theoperating-segment 30, (see Fig. 4,) connected with the bank of clerkskeys 60, meshes with a pinion 130,

mounted upon ashaft 131, suitably journaled in the main frame, and thisshaft carries a beveled gear 132, which meshes with a correspondingbeveled gear 133, which is splined upon the upper end of verticalfinger-shaft 134, which shaft has attached to it the various fingers135, which are adapted to be rotated and be brought under the respectivereleasing-arms 136, which are engaged by the drawer-latches 137. Pivotedat 138 to the main frame is a lifting-bar 139, which engages a collar140, fast to the shaft 134, and the outer end of this lifting-bar 139 isconnected with a lifting-rod 141, which extends upward from said bar 139at its upper end and is hooked to surround the main operating-shaft 28,which shaft has formed upon it a cam 142, which engages anantifriction-roller 143 on the liftingbar 141. Upon the operation of anyone of the clerks keys the movement of its oper'ating-segment willrotate the gear-wheel in such manner as to set the shaft 134 to bringthe proper finger 135 under the releasing-arm 136, and upon theoperation of the shaft 28 the cam 142 will lift the lifting-rod 141 bymeans of the roller 143, and the lifting-bar 139 will raise the collar14:0, and thereby raise the finger-shaft 1341 and cause thereleasing-arm 136 to release the drawer-latch 137 and allow the drawerto open under its spring tension. There is a separate drawer for eachclerk, and the fingers 135 are so spaced about the shaft that therotation of said shaft will bring such finger into operative positionand will release such drawer as corresponds to the designation of theclerks key depressed. drawer attachment I have not described in detail,since it constitutes no part of my present invention, and for a furtherdescription reference may be had to the aforesaid Patent No. 654,236.

Special 00mtters.1n order to keep a record of the number of operationsof the special counters, together with the total number of operations ofthe machine ordinarily known as the customers counter, I have provided aseries of special counters 150 and 150. (Shown in Figs. 14 and 15.)These counters are mounted upon a shaft 151, which is journaled insuitable brackets 152, attached to the main frame. The operating-pawls153 and 153 for these counters have backwardly-extending arms 154 and 151, which are adapted to be engaged, respectively, by operating-fingers155 and 155. The fingers 155 are fast upon a rock-shaft 156, while thefinger 155. which actuates the customers counter and comprises theforward end of a bell-crank lever, is fast to a collar 157, splined uponsaid rock-shaft 156, and the upward arm 158 of said bell-crank lever haspivoted to it a link 159, which is attached to an arm 160, fast to theoscillating shaft 74. The rock-shaft 156 has at its lefthand end annularteeth 161, which are engaged by the teeth of a segment-rack 162, pivotedat 163 to the main frame and having formed at its pivotal point abeveled gear 164:, which meshes with a vertical beveled gear 165, fastupon the rock-shaft 17. Upon the movement of the setting-lever 13 andthe consequent rocking of the shaft 17, as heretofore explained, thebeveled gears 164: and 165 will obviously rotate the segment-rack 162,and thereby shift the rock-shaft 156 laterally, and the fingers 155 areso situated upon this rockshaft 156 that only one of said fingers willbe moved into position over its corresponding arm 15 1, being broughtover that particular arm of the special counter corresponding to thecounter set for operation on the special transaction, and upon thesubsequent operation of the machine after the setting-lever has beenmoved to set position the oscillation of the shaft 74 willlikewiseoscillate the rockshaft 156 through the medium of the link 159and the aforesaid bell-crank lever and the collar 157, and thus thedownward movement of the finger 155 of said bell-crank lever will alsoserve to actuate the customers counter 150 through the medium of the arm154. By

This multiplethis construction the customers counter is operated at eachoperation of the machine, while only that special counter is operatedwhich corresponds with the independent specialtransaction counter setfor operation by the setting-lever 43. This construction is described indetail in the aforesaid Letters Patent No. 703,639, and my improvementconsists in connecting with this special countersetting mechanism meansfor throwing out of operation the totalizing-counter. The generalmechanism for throwing said counter out of operation is described indetail in the aforesaid Patent No. 703, 639 and comprises a throwout bar170, (see Fig. 11,) which is fast on a collar 171, journaled upon therock-shaft 17, and the upper end of this bar 170 is adapted to engageand lift the operating-bar 17 2, which at its forward end is hooked toengage a pin 173, formed on the lower end of a lever 17 1, which ispivoted at 175 and carries at its upper end an idle pinion 176. Therearward end of the bar 172 is bifurcated and straddles the mainoperating-shaft 28, and by means of a cam-groove disk 17 6; fast to saidshaft, and a pin 177, fast to said bar and engaging said camgroove,thebar 172 is reciprocated at each operation of the inachine and therebycarries the idle pinion 176 into mesh with the pinions 178, mounted bythe side of the counter-operating pinion 36 and serving when in meshwith said pinions 178 to cause the counter to move with saidcounter-operating pinion 36 and when not in mesh with the same to allowthe pinion 36 to move without operating the registering-wheels, and whenthe throw-out bar 170 is raised into vertical position its upper endengages the forward end of the arm 172 and lifts its hook out ofengagement with the pin 173, so that the reciprocation of the bar 172will not carry the idle pinion into mesh with the gears 179, and therebythe registering wheels will not be operated. This particular movementfor throwing the totalizing-counter out of operation is described indetail in the aforesaid Patent No. 703,639, and since it forms no partof my present invention 1 shall not give a fuller description of theseoperating parts, but will refer to said patent for such description.Fast to the collar 171 is a forwardly- .extending arm 180, formed with aslot 181.

Fast upon the rock-shaft 156 is a rearwardlyextending arm 182, carryingat its outer end a laterally-projecting pin 183, which is adapted toenter the slot 181. However, the arm 182 is so situated upon the shaft156 that when the lever as is set at any one of the positionscorresponding to the clerks designations-that is, the six upper notches57the pin 183 is not in engagement with the slot 181; but when the lever13 is moved into any one of the three lower positions, these being forthe special transactions, the shaft 156 is then moved so far laterallythat the pin 183 engages the slot 181 in no matter which of the threepositions the setting-lever may be placed. Thus upon the rocking of theshaft 156 upon the operation of the machine in the manner heretoforedescribed the arm 182 will also be rocked upward, and the pin 183 willalso carry the arm 181 upward, and thus carry the throw-out bar 170upward and rearward in such' manner as to lift the operatingbar 172 andthrow the totalizing-counter out of operation in the manner heretoforedescribed.

Prz'wzfz'wg mechcmasm.I will now describe the printing attachment, bymeans of which a record of each transaction is printed upon adetail-strip and is also printed upon a check to be delivered to thecustomer. The main features of this printing attachment are already setforth in detail in my copending application, Serial No. 153,196, filedApril 18, 1903, and the particular improvements embodied in the presentapplication will be set forth hereinafter.

Each operating-segment 30 for the banks of amount-keys (see Fig. 9) andthe operating-segment 30 for the bank of clerks keys (see Fig. 4;) havemounted upon their rearward portions antifriction-rollers 200, whichengage slots 201, formed in curved arms 202. The particular arm 202corresponding to the bank of clerks keys is fast to a transverse shaft203, (see Fig. 1,) and the other arms 202 for the banks of amount-keysare made fast to suitable nested sleeves 204, surrounding said shaft203. (See Fig. 9.) The shaft 203 extends through the rigl'it-hand sideframe of the machine and has fast upon its outer end a segment-rack 205,(see Fig. 7,) and each of the nested sleeves 204 also extends throughthe right-hand side frame of the machine and has attached at its outerend and adjacent to the aforesaid segment 205 similar segments 205, andthese segments mesh with pinions 206, which are suitably connected bynested sleeves 207 and the shaft 208 to the type- Wheels 209. In orderthat the setting-lever 43 will also set a type-Wheel to print thedesignation of the special independent counter 40 set for operation, Ihave made fast to the rock-shaft 41:7 a segment-rack 210, (see Fig. 7,)which meshes with a pinion 206,similar to and mounted adjacent to theother pinions 206, and by a suitable sleeve connection this pinion alsosets one of the type-wheels 209 into printing position. However, sincethe bank of clerks keys sets a printing-wheel into position to printarecord of the clerks key depressed, it is not essential that thetype-Wheel connected with the setting-lever 13 should bear similarcharacters designating the various clerks" counters. for this wouldsimply amount to a double printing of the same transaction, and thesecharacters denoting the clerks initials may obviously be omitted fromthe type-wheel connected with said setting-lever; but it is obthetype-wheel connected with said lever will then be set to print theabbreviated designations of such transaction. These type-wheels 209 haveduplicate characters upon their peripheries in order that an impressionmay be taken from both the top and the bottom of said wheels, and thusprint both a check and a detail strip simultaneously, as hereinafterdescribed. It will be understood, of course, that the various curvedslots 201 are so shaped and the arms 202 so positioned that the movementof the operating-segments as limited by the push-keys will cause therespective typewheels to be moved into positions to print characterscorresponding to the designation of the key depressed.

The detail-strip (see Fig. 6) is unwound from a storage-roll 216, is ledaround a resilient roller 217, mounted upon a platen-lever 218, and isthen led around a storage-roller 219, which roller has mounted upon it aratchetwheel 220, which is engaged by a feed-pawl 221, mounted upon theouter end of an arm 222, journaled upon the same shaft with thestorage-roller and connected at its middle portion with an operating-arm223, which is pivoted at 224 to the main frame. The ratchet 220 is heldfrom backward rotation by means of a retaining-pawl 225. Theplaten-lever 218 is suitably pivoted at its rearward end to the mainframe and has attached to it an upwardly-extending arm 226, whichcarries a pin 227, which engages a camgroove 228, formed in a disk 229,which is fast to the sh aft 230, and this shaft 230 is rotated at eachoperation of the machine by means of a suitable pinion which meshes witha pinion 231, fast to the outward extension of the main operating-shaft28. By this means when the crankhandle 23 is rotated and the main shaft28 is thereby rotated in the manner heretofore described the disk 229 isalso rotated and the forward end of the platen 218 is carried downward,so as to bring the detail-strip into contact with the type-wheels 209,and the shape of the cam -groove 228 is such that this platenlever 218is reciprocated twice at each operation of the machine for the purposehereinafter described. The shaft 230 has mounted upon its outer end agear-wheel 232, which meshes with a gear-wheel 233, mounted upon astubshaft 234:,projeting from the side frame of the printing attachment,and this gear-wheel 233 has formed upon its inner side a cam-groove 235,which is engaged by a pin 236, formed on the rearward end of a lever236,pivoted to the side frame of the printing attachment at 237, and theforward end of this lever 236 hasattached to it a frame 238, whichextends transversely across the type-wheels 209 and carries a series ofalining-pawls whose noses 239 engage the respective teeth of thealining-plates 240, fast to each type-wheel. Thus by means of theseintermediate gears the type-wheels are alined at the proper time to holdthem firmly in set position while the printing is taking place. Journaled about the shaft 208, upon which the type-wheels are mounted,are two I independent arms 241 and 242, carrying inkpads 243, and eachof these arms is suitably connected to pinions (not shown herein)journaled upon the shaft 208, which pinions are engaged by a doublerack-frame 244, fast to the arms 245, which is reciprocated at eachrevolution of the gear-wheel 25 by means of a pin and cam-groovemechanism. (Not shown herein.) The contour of this cam-groove is suchthat these ink-pads are brought into po siti on just before theplaten-lever 218 is carried downward, so that the roller 217 forces theink-pad against the type, and then the inkpad is withdrawn, and upon thenext reciprocation of the platen-lever 218 the impression is taken fromthe type upon the detail-strip.

The aforesaid gear-wheel 233, which carries the cam for operating thealining-pawl, as heretofore described, meshes with a gearwheel 250,which is mounted upon the outer end of a printing-roller 251, carryingelectros for printing any desired matter upon the check, and alsoprovided with the usual consecutive numbering and dating devices, theconstruction of this roller being well known in the art. The gear-wheel250 meshes with a gear-wheel 252, mounted upon the impression or feedroller 253, which roller is journaled upon the enlarged portion 254 ofthe shaft 255, which enlarged portion is eccentric to the bearings ofsaid shaft, so that by rotating the shaft slightly in its bearings thefeed roller 253 may be moved toward or from the printing-roller 251, andthereby control the feeding of the check-strip 256, which checkstrip isfed from a supply-roller 257 and passes down through a chute 258 and isled between the aforesaid printing-roller 251 and the feed-roller 253and is then led below the lower surface of the type-wheels 209 to beprinted upon in the manner to be described.

The shaft 255 protrudes through the righthancl side frame of theprinting attachment and has mounted upon it a sleeve or on and ofi knob260, (see Fig. 8,) which is spring-pressed inward by a spring 261,seated against a screw-cap 262, fast to the end of said shaft 255. Thecollar 260 has formed upon it an inwardly-projecting pin 263; (see Fig.8,) which pin slides in an enlarged groove 264, formed in the shaft 255,and by means of this pin and groove the shaft 255 may be turned by hand,simply turning the sleeve 260, whereby to rock the feed-roller 253 uponits eccentric bearing, and thereby continue or discon- 260 is held inits set positions by means of a stationary pin 265, which projectsintotwo suitable recesses in said sleeve and holds the same in either of itspositions, the on position being for the issuing of a check and the offposition being for the discontinuance of the check-feed. The enlargementof the groove 264 will allow the shaft 255 to have a movementindependent of the sleeve 260 for the purpose later to be described; butin order that the shaft may have a still further movement it is formedwith an annular groove 266, (see Fig. 8,) which groove lies normallyopposite the pin 263 when the sleeve 260 is in one of its set positions,whereby if the shaft 255 is rotated farther the pin 264 will enter thisannular groove 266. The construction of this on and off mechanism isshown in the aforesaid Patent No. 654,226.

The shaft 255 has fast upon it a lever 270, to the lower end of which isattached a link 271, which is connected with the lever 272, swung upon ashaft 273. The lower end of the lever 272 carries a pin 274, whichprojects into an L-shaped slot 275, formed in the rearward end of aplaten-operating lever 276, which lever is attached at 277 to a slide278, carrying the check-platen 279. The lever 276 has formed upon itsmiddle portion a pin 280, which engages a cam-groove 281, formed in adisk fast upon the shaft 255. When the shaft 255 is turned in suchmanner as to engage the feed-roller 253 with the printing-roller 251,and thereby issue a check, the link 271 is drawn forward, therebyrocking the lever 27 2 forward and carrying the pin 274 into the narrowpart of the L-shaped slot 275, and upon the rotation of the gear-wheel252 as caused by therotation of the intermediate gears connecting thesame with the main rotation-shaft the engagement of the pin 280 of itscam-groove 281 will cause the platen-operating lever 276 to be liftedabout the pin 274 as a fulcrum, thereby carrying the platen 279 upwardand taking an impression from the type. The shape of the cam-groove 281is such that the platen will be reciprocated twice for each revolutionof the gear-wheel 252, the first reciprocation being to press theink-pad 243 against the type, (to which position this inkpad haspreviously been brought by its particular rack 244, as heretoforedescribed,) and then as soon as the ink-pad has been withdrawn thesecond reciprocation of the platen takes place, whereby to take animpression upon the check-strip. The slide 27 8 also carries aknife-blade 282, which shears against a stationary blade 283, andthereby severs the checkstrip which passes between said blades. WVhen,however, the shaft 255 is rocked in such manner as to disengage theaforesaid feed-roller and printing-roller, and thereby prevent theissuing of a check, the link 272 is carried rearward, and the pin 27 4is carried into the tinue the feed of the check-strip. The sleeve lelongated part of the L-shaped slot 275,

, numbering wheels.

thereby shifting the fulcrum of the platen operating lever 276 from thepin 274 to the pivot 277, and upon the operation of the gearwheel 252the rearward end of the lever 276 will be lifted, being permitted to doso by the formation of the L-shaped slot, and the slide 278 and itsplaten 279 will remain stationary, so that the platen will not becarried against the type when no check is to be issued. In order also toprevent inking of the printing-roller 251 when the check-feed is thrownoff, I have mounted the ink-roller 284 in arms 285, fast to thecheck-chute 258, which check-chute is carried by arms 286, journaledupon the shaft 273. The chute 258 has formed upon its forward end a lug287, (see Fig. 13,) which is engaged by an arm 288, pivoted about theshaft 273 and projecting into engagement with a cam-disk 289, fast tothe shaft 255, and thus when the shaft 255 is rocked to discontinue thefeed of the checks this cam-disk 289 will force the arm 288 upward, andthis arm bearing against the lug 287 will force the checkchute 258slightly rearward, thereby carrying the ink-roller 284 out of engagementwith the printing-roller 251, and upon the rocking of the shaft 255 tocause the feeding of the checkstrip it is apparent that the ink-rollerwill be allowed to drop into engagement with the printing-roller 251, itbeing spring-pressed into such engagement bymeans of the spring 290,wound around the shaft 273.

The lever 270, which is fast upon the shaft 255, as heretoforeexplained, has formed upon its upper end a pin 291, (see Fig. 12,) whichengages a slot formed in a small lever 292, the upper end of which leveris formed with another slot which engages a pin 293, which is fast uponthe side of a disk 294, which is pivotally mounted at 294. On the sideof the main frame is formed an annular groove 295, into which projects apin connected with the actuating-pawl for the consecutive-numberingdevice, which pin and pawl are not shown herein, since they form no partof my present invention; but for a more detailed description of theconsecutive-numbering device reference may be had to the patent to 1V.Murphy, No. 541,247, dated June 18, 1895. The construction of thisconsecutive-uumbering device is such that when the aforesaid groove 295is concentric with the shaft 296, upon which the roller 251 rotates, thepawl for actuating the consecutive-nunsbering wheels is notreciprocatcd; but when the groove 295 is eccentric to the shaft 296 saidpawl will be reciprocated and will actuate the consecutive- Thus, aswill be seen from Fig. 12, when the shaft 255 is rocked so as to issue acheck the disk 294 is also rocked in such manner as to make the groove295 cccentric to the shaft 296, and thereby operate theconsecutive-numbering device, and when the shaft 255 is rocked so as tothrow off the check-feed the groove 295 is concentric .to the shaft 296and the consecutive-numbering device is not operated, so that in thismanner the consecutive number will be preserved and will be operatedonly when a check is issued.

It will be apparent from the construction just described that the clerkoperatingthe machine may by the hand-manipulative knob or sleeve 260 setthe machine ready to issue a check or not; as desired, upon theoperation of the cranl-:-handle and also by this setting means mayposition the ink-roller and set the mechanism so that the check-platenwill not be operated and simultaneously disable theconsecutive-numbering device. However, I have provided means wherebyeven though this knob 260 be set in such manner as to prevent theissuing of a check, yet upon the movement of the setting-lever 43 intopositions designated for the special transactions other mechanism willbe moved into such position that upon the operation of the machine thecheck-feed device will be operated, the ink-roller will be thrown intoengagement with its printing-roller, and the check-platen andconsecutive-numbering device will also be operated. The mechanism forproducing this result is as follows: Fast upon the inner end of theshaft 255 (see Figs; 8 and 11) is a pivoted to it a link 301, which inturn is pivoted to a lever 302, extending upward and made fast to ashaft 303, which shaft is suitably journaled in the main frame and hasfast upon its other end a collar 304, (see Fig. 10,) which collar isinterlocked with a second collar 305, journaled loosely upon the shaft303 and carrying an upwardly-extending arm 306, which arm isdouble-beveled or V-shaped at its upper end for the purpose to bedescribed. This interlocking of the aforesaid collars 304 and 305 iseffected by means of a projection 304 on the collar 304 and by a recess305 in the collar 305; but there is a slightspace between the engagingsurfaces of said projection and recess, as shown in Fig. 10, to permitlost motion, for the purpose to be explained. Straddling the shaft 303(see Fig. 9) are the forked ends of a reciprocating bar 307, which baris also forked at its upper end to straddle the main operating-shaft 28and is formed with a pin 308, which projects into a cam-groove 309,formed in a cam-disk 310, fast upon the operatingshaft 28. On the lowerend of said bar 307 is a pin 311, so positioned as to engage the beveledsurface of the upper end of the arm 306. Attached to the beveled arm 306is a shifting bar 312, which extends forward and straddles therock-shaft 47 and is spring-drawn forward by means of a spring 313, andthe forward movement of said bar 312 and the attached arm 306, when theparts are in normal position of rest, is limited by a stop-pin 312,formed upon the lower end of the upright bar 307.

Formed on the center portion of this bar 312 downwardly-extending lever300, which has is an antifriction-roller 314, which is adapted to beengaged by an arm 315, which is fast to the rock-shaft 47, and thusmoves with said shaft upon the shifting of the lever 43. The position ofthis arm 315 is such that when said lever 43 is moved into any one ofthe three lower positions this arm will be rocked downward, so as tobring its rearward end into engagement with the pin 314, and therebyforce the shifting bar 312 rearward, so that the arm 306 standswith itsforward bevel in the path of the pin 311, and upon the downward movementof the reciprocating bar 307 the pin 311 slides over this forwardbevel-surface of the arm 306 and forces said arm rearward, thus rockingthe shaft 303 by means of the interlocked collars 304 and 305, and aswill be evident from the lever-and-link connections between said shaft303 and the shaft 255 for throwing on and off the check-feed thisrearward movement of the arm 306 will rock the lever 300 forward, andthereby cause the shaft 255 to be rocked in such direction that thefeed-roller 253 will be brought into engagement with the printing-roller251, and the other incidents of the rocking of said shaft 255 will alsotake place-namely, the ink-roller will be thrown into operative positionand the check-platen and consecutive device will also be operated. It isthus apparent that this throwing in of the check-feed will take placewhen the setting-lever 43 is set for anyone of the special transactions,regardless of the fact that the hand-manipulative knob 260 haspreviously been set by the clerk to throw the check-feed off, since theenlarged groove 264 and the annular groove 266 will allow theshaft 255to have a movement independent of the on and off knob 260. When thesetting-lever 43 is in any one of its upper six positions correspondingto the designations of the clerks initials, the arm 315 is out ofengagement with the roller 314, and the shifting lever 312 remains inits normal forward-drawn position, with the arm, 306 abutting againstthe stop-pin 312, so that the rearward bevel of the arm 306 lies in thepath ofthe pin 311,and upon the downward movement of the bar 307 the arm306 would be forced forward; but in this position of the setting-lever43 the position of the arm 306 and the control of the check-feed deviceis governed by the position of the on and ofi knob. If the knob 260 isturned to its on position, this rocking of the shaft 255 by the turningof the knob 260 will rock the lever 300 forward, and consequently rockthe shaft 303, and by means of the collars 304 and 305 will move the arm306 rearward, so that its forward bevel will now he in the path of thepin in the same manner in which it does when moved by thesettinglever43, and

' therefore upon the operation of the machine the arm 306 is forcedrearward and acheck is issued 1n the manner before described. If,

shaft 303 in such manner that the rearward bevel of the arm 306 remainsin the path of the pin 311, and upon the operation of the machine thebar 307 will be reciprocated downward, thereby carrying the stop-pin 312into the path of the recess 312", formed in the beveled arm 306, so thatwhen the pin 311 contacts with the rearward bevel of said arm 306 thisarm will be forced forward, and thus will simply rock the eccentricshaft 255 slightly to a still further extent and still maintain thefeed-roller out of operative position.

By means of having the lost motion between the collars 304 and 305 asabove described the shifting bar 312 can resume its normal position whenits roller 314 is free from the arm 315, and it will not be held inshifted position in case the eccentric-shaft 255 is held by friction inposition to throw on the check that is, if the bar 312 is shifted by themovement of the setting-lever 43, so as to issue a check for one of thespecial transactions and then upon the operation of the machine theshaft 255 is rocked so as to issue a check, if the lever 43 is thenmoved to a clerks-initial position a solid connection between thecollars 304 and 305 would result in holding the arm 312 in its shiftedposition, due to the frictional holding of the shaft 255 in its operatedposition, and thereby upon the next operation of the machine a checkwould be issued even though the hand-knob 260 were set for off positionand the lever 43 set at the clerks-initial position. Such a result isprevented by the lost-motion connection between said collars304 and 305,and upon the movement of the setting-lever from the special-transactionpositions to the clerks-initial positions the shiftingbar 312 may freelybe drawn forward again into normal position.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is as follows:

1. In a cash-register, the combination with an adjustable setting memberand a series of keys, of means controlled. by said setting member forlocking certain of said keys while unlocking the remainder according tothe adjustment of the setting member, substantially as and for thepurpose described.

2. In a cash-register, the combination with a movable carriage arrangedto be moved to various positions with provisions for securing an entryof the various transactions in segregated groups, of setting means fordetermining the position of adjustment of said carriage for any one ofsaid groups, a series of keys corresponding in designation to saidgroups, and means controlled by said setting means for locking certainof said keys while unlocking the remainder according to the operation ofsaid setting means.

3. In a cash-register, the combination with aseries of accountingdevices, of setting means for determining which of said devices shall beoperated, a series of keys corresponding in designation to said devices,and means controlled by said setting means for locking cer. tain of saidkeys while unlockingthe remainder according to the adjustment of the.setting member, substantially as and for the purpose described.

4. In a cash-register, the combination with aseries of accountingdevices, of setting means for determining which of said devices shall beoperated, a series of keys corresponding in designation to said devices,and means for preventing the operation of any of said keys except theone corresponding to the accounting device set for operation. I

5. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of accountingdevices, of setting means for determining which of said devices shall beoperated, a series of keys corresponding in designation to said devices,individual locks for said keys, and means controlled by said set-.tingmeans for cooperating with the lock for that key which correspondswith the accounting device set for operation.

6. In a cashregister, the combination with a series of accountingdevices, of setting means for PIGClGtGIIIllIllHg which of said devicesshall be operated, a series of keys correspondingin designation to saiddevices, individual'locks for said keys, and means controlled by saidsetting means for releasing the lock of the key corresponding to theaccounting device set for operation.

7. In a cash-register, the combination with a series ofaccountingdevices, of setting means for determining which of saiddevices shall be operated, a series of keys corresponding in designationto said setting devices, meanscontrolled by said setting means forlocking certain of said keys while unlocking the remainder according tothe adjustment of the setting means, and means for permitting theoperation of any of said keys when said setting means is moved into acertain position.

8. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of accountingdevices, of setting means for determining which of said devices shall beoperated, a series of keys corresponding in designation to said devices,means controlled by the setting means for preventing-the operation ofany of said keys except the one corresponding to the accounting deviceset for operation, and means for permitting the operation of any of saidkeys when said setting means is moved into a certain position.

9. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of accountingdevices, of setting means for determiningwhich of said devices shall beoperated, a series of. keys corresponding in designation to saiddevices, individual locks for said keys, lock-operating means controlledby said setting means for permitting the operation of only that keywhich corre sponds to the accounting device set for operation, and meansfor releasing all of said locks simultaneously.

10. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of countersmounted upon a revoluble drum, of a setting-lever for movingsaid drum tobring the desired counter into operative position, operating mechanismfor said counters, a series of special keys corresponding in designationto said counters and formed with looking projections, a series ofindividual locking-pawls cooperating with said locking projections, anda lock-operating lever connected with said setting-lever and arranged tocontact successively with said locking-pawls and move the same out oflocking position.

11. In a cash-register, the combination with aseries of counters mountedupon a rcvoluble drum, of a setting-lever for moving said drum to bringthe desired counter into operative position, operating mechanism forsaid counters, a series of special keys corresponding in designation tosaid counters and formed with locking projections, aseries of individuallock ing-pawls cooperating with said locking projections and mountedupon a movable plate, a lock-operating lever connected with saidsetting-lever and arranged to contact successively with saidlocking-pawls and move the same outof locking position, and a secondlever connected with said setting-lever arranged to engage said movableplate and thereby move all of said locking-pawls out of lockingposition.

12. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of countersmounted upon a revoluble drum, of a setting-lever for moving said drumto bring the desired counter into operative position, operatingmechanism for said counters, aseries of special keys corresponding indesignation to said counters and formed with locking projections,aseries of individual locking-pawls cooperating with said lockingprojections, a lock-operating lever connected with said setting-lever, alock-operating pawl carried upon said lever arranged to engage theaforesaid locking-pawls, a latch carried on said setting-lever, and alever connected with said latch and arranged to engage saidlock-operating pawl to carry the latter into engagement with saidlocking-pawls when the latchis in normal position.

13. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of countersmounted upon a revoluble drum, of a setting-lever for moving said drumto bring the desired counter into operative position, operatingmechanismfor said counters, a series of special keys corresponding in designationto said counters and formed with locking projections, a series ofindividual lockingpawls cooperating with said locking projec: tions andmounted upon a movable plate, a

lock-operating lever connected with said setting-lever, a lock-operatingpawl carried upon said lever arranged to engage the aforesaidlocking-pawls, a latch carried on said settinglever, a lever connectedwith said latch and arranged to engage said lock-operating pawl to carrythe latter into engagement with said locking-pawls when the latch is innormal position, and a lever connected with said settinglever arrangedto contact with said movable plate and move all of said locking-pawlsout of locking position.

14:. In acash-register, the combination with an adjustable settingmember, of a latch therefor, a series of keys, a locking mechanismtherefor, and means operated by said latch for unlocking said keysaccording to the adjustment of said setting member.

15. In a cash-register, the combination with a series ot'accountingdevices, of setting means for determining which of said devices shall beoperated, a latch for said setting means, a series of keys correspondingin designation to said devices, locking devices for said keys, and meansactuated by said latch for controlling said locking devices.

16. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of accountingdevices, ofsetting means for determining which of said accountingdevices shall be operated, a series of keys corresponding in designationto said devices, a latch, for said setting means, means for locking allof said keys when said setting means is unlatched, and means forselectively unlocking said keys when said lever is latched.

17. Inacash-register, the combination with a series of accountingdevices, of setting means for determining which of said devices shall beoperated, a series of keys corresponding in designation to said devices,a series of inclividual locks for said keys, a latch for said settingmeans, and means connected with said latch for selectively operatingsaid locks according to the position of said setting means.

18. In a cash-register, the combination with an adjustable settingmember, of an operating mechanism, a latch movably mounted upon saidsetting member, and means controlled by said latch for locking saidoperating mechanism.

19. In acash-register, the combination with an adjustable settingmember, of a series of keys, an operating mechanism, a latch for saidsetting member, a locking mechanism for said operating mechanism, alocking mechanism for said keys, and means connected with said latch forcontrolling both of said locking mechanisms.

20. Ina cash-register, the combination with an adjustable settingmember, of a series of keys, and means intermediate said member and saidkeys for locking the latter while the former is being moved.

21. In acash-register, the combination with an adjustable settingmember, of a series of keys, and means intermediate said member and saidkeys for locking the setting member after the initial movement of thedepression of a key.

22. In a cash-register, the combination with an adjustable settingmember and a series of keys, of means intermediate said member and saidkeys for locking the latter while the former is being moved and forlocking the former when a key is displaced from normal position.

23. In a cash-register, the combination with an adjustable settingmember and a series of keys, of a latch for said setting member, andmeans controlled by said latch for locking said keys.

24. In a cash-register, the combination with an adjustable setting-leverand a series of keys, of a latch for said setting-lever, a lever op.-erated by said latch and formed with a locking projection, adetent forsaid series of keys, a lever moved by said key-detent and provided witha locking projection arranged, to cooperate with the first-mentionedlocking projection whereby to lock said keys after said latch has beenoperated and to lock said latch after said keys have been operated.

25. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of accountingdevices, of a lever for bringing any one of said devices into operativeposition, a latch for said lever, a special indicator connected to saidlever, a shutter for said indicator, a latch for said shutter, and meansconnected to said lever-latch for operating said shutter-latch.

26. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of keys and anoperating mechanism, of a detent for said keys, a locking device forsaid operating mechanism, and a movable member for controlling saidlocking device, mounted independently of said detent and held instationary position thereby during the initial movement of the detentbut released upon the final movement of the detent.

27. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of keys and anoperating mechanism, of a detent for said keys, a retaining-bar for saiddetent to hold the detent in position, and means controlled by saidretaining-bar for locking the operating mechanism.

28. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of keys and anoperating mechanism one member of which is formed with a lookingprojection, of a detent for said keys, and a retaining-bar for saiddetent to hold the same in position to latch the operated key or keys,and having an abutment for engaging said locking projection until saiddetent is moved into position to latch the operated key.

29. In acash-register, the combination with a series of keys and anoperating mechanism, of means for locking the operating mechanism whilethe keys are moving from initial to final position, and means releasedby the keys upon reaching their final position for displacing saidlocking means.

30. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of keys and anoperating mechanism, of a detent for said keys, means connected withsaid detent for locking said operating mechanism during the movement ofsaid keys from initial to final position, and a retainingbar released bysaid detent upon the final movement of said keys and arranged to holdsaid detent in position to latch said keys, with provisions connectedwith said retaining-bar for displacing said locking means.

31. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of keys and anoperating mechanism one member of which is formedwith a lockingprojection, of a detent for said keys, a locking-abutment connected withsaid detent and arranged to be moved into the path of said lockingprojection upon the movement of said detent, a retaining-bar released bysaid detent when the keys are fully depressed and arranged to hold saiddetent into position to latch said keys, with provisions connected withsaid retaining-bar for displacing said abutment out of locking position.

32. In a cash-register, the combination with an adjustable settingmember, of a printing mechanism, and check-strip-feeding devicesarranged to be thrown into and out of operative position, an operatingmechanism and means connected therewith for eflecting the operativeadjustment of said feeding devices, and means actuated by saidadjustable setting member when in certain positions to prepare saidfeeding devices for such adjustment by said operating mechanism.

33. In a cash-register, the combination with an adjustable settingmember and an operating mechanism, of a printing mechanism including atype-roller, a feed-roller, a platen and an ink-roller, means connectedwith said operating mechanism for effecting an operative adjustment ofsaid printer element, and means controlled 'by said adjustable memberfor preparing the said element for such adjustment by said operatingmechanism.

34. In acash-register, the combination with an adjustable setting-leverarranged to be set in various positions, and an operating mechanism; ofa printing device comprising a typeroller, a feed-roller, an ink-roller,a platenop erating means and a platen; hand-manipulative means fordisabling said feed-roller, inkroller and platen-operating means; andmeans controlled by said setting-lever when in certain positions forpreparing said feed-roller, ink-roller and platen-operating means to bethrown into operative position upon the movement of said operatingmechanism regardless of the operation of said hand-manipulative means;and means connected with said operating mechanism for moving saidfeed-roller, ink-roller, and platen-operating means into operativeposition.

35. Inacash-register, the combination with an adjustable setting-leverand an operating mechanism; of a printing device comprising atype-roller, a feed-roller, an ink-roller and platen-operating means,and a platen; handmanipulative means for disabling said feedroller,ink-roller and platen-operating means; a rock-lever connected with said"feed-roller for positioning the same; a double-beveled lcver connectedwith. said rock-lever; a shifting bar connected with said double-beveledlever; means connected with said setting-lever for operating saidshifting bar; an operating bar connected with said operating mechanismand formed with a projection to engage the beveled surfaces of saiddouble-beveled lever whereby to rock the latter in one direction or theother according to the adjustment of said shifting bar. 7

36. In a cash-register, the combination with an adjustable setting-leverand an operating mechanism; of a printing device comprising atype-roller, a feed-roller, an ink-roller and platen-operating means,and a platen; handmanipulative means for disabling said feedroller,ink-roller and platen-operating means; arock-lever connected with saidfeed-roller for positioning the same; a double-beveled lever connectedwith said rock-lever with provisions for lost motion between saiddoublebeveled lever and said rock-lever; a shifting bar connected withsaid double-beveled lever; means connected with said setting-lever foroperating said shifting bar; an operating-bar connected with saidoperating mechanism and formed with a projection to engage the beveledsurfaces of said double beveled lever whereby to rock the latter in onedirection or the other according to the adjustment of said shifting bar.

37 In a cash-register, the combination with a series of accountingdevices, of a settinglever for determining which of said accountingdevices shall be operated; a series of special counters for registeringthe number of operations of certain of said accounting devices; atotalizing-register device; an actuating mechanism therefor; actuatingmechanism for said special counters; moans connected with saidsetting-lever for positioning said special counter actuating mechanism;and means con-nected with the special counteractuating mechanism forpreventing the opveration of said totalizing-register.

38. In a cash-register, the combination with a series of accountingdevices, of a settinglever for determining which of said accountingdevices shallbe operated; a series of special counters for registeringthe number of operations of certain of said accounting devices; atotalizing-register device; an actuating mechanismtherefor; actuatingmechanism for said special counters; a sliding shaft connected with saidsetting-lever for positioning said special counter-actuating mechanism;a throw-out lever for throwing said totalizing-register device out ofoperation, and an arm carried by said sliding shaft and formed with aprojection for effecting an engagement between said shaft and saidthrowout lever whereby to prevent the operation of thetotalizing-register when said setting-lever is moved to certainpositions.

39. In acash-register, the combination with an adjustable settingmember, of an operating mechanism, a lock for said operating mechanism,a latch movably mounted upon said setting member, and means connectedwith said latch for controlling said lock.

40. In a cash-register, the combination with an adjustable settingmember, of a series of keys, a locking mechanism for said keys, a latchmovably mounted upon said setting member, and means connected with saidlatch for controlling said key-locking mechanism. 11. In acash-register, the combination with an adjustable setting member, of aseries of keys, a locking mechanism for said keys, a latch movablymounted upon said setting member, and means connected with said latchfor locking said keys when said latch is withdrawn from latchingposition, and for selectively unlocking said keys according to theadjustment of said setting member when said latch is in latchingposition.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

THOMAS CARROLL. WVitnesses:

JOHN C. LOCKYER, SAMUEL D. HENDERSHOTT.

